Padres beat Brewers 4-3 to keep NLDS alive

The San Diego Padres defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday night, cutting Milwaukee’s lead in the best-of-five series to 2-1 and avoiding elimination. Jake Cronenworth’s fifth-inning home run put San Diego ahead, and Michael King pitched the final two innings for the save. The win keeps the series alive ahead of Game 4, scheduled for Wednesday night at Petco Park in San Diego. A Game 5, if needed, is scheduled to be played in Milwaukee. The supplied reports differed on whether a Game 4 starting pitcher had been announced, so the Padres’ starter remains unclear in the available information. Cronenworth’s home run broke a 2-2 tie. He drove the first pitch he saw from Milwaukee reliever JoJo Romero over the right-field wall, giving the Padres a 3-2 lead. San Diego added a run in the sixth when Xander Bogaerts reached base and later scored on a throwing error. King, who started Game 2, entered in relief with a 4-3 lead and completed the final six outs on one day of rest. He earned the save after the Padres were without closer Mason Miller, who had been placed on the paternity list before the game.